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La boîte à chat

Original title: Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
  • 1969
  • 12
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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La boîte à chat (1969)
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A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.

  • Director
    • Mark Robson
  • Writers
    • Larry Cohen
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
  • Stars
    • Carol White
    • Paul Burke
    • Mala Powers
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    6.2/10
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    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Larry Cohen
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
    • Stars
      • Carol White
      • Paul Burke
      • Mala Powers
    • 23User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Carol White
    Carol White
    • Cathy Palmer
    Paul Burke
    Paul Burke
    • Jack Byrnes
    Mala Powers
    Mala Powers
    • Meg Stone
    Scott Hylands
    Scott Hylands
    • Kenneth Daly
    James Sikking
    James Sikking
    • Joe Menchell
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • Jerry Wolfe
    Mathilda Calnan
    • Ilsa
    • (as Matilda Calnan)
    Gene Lyons
    Gene Lyons
    • Dr. Blanker
    Dennis Patrick
    Dennis Patrick
    • Dr. Parkington
    Barry Cahill
    Barry Cahill
    • Lou Crosley
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Man in Ticket Line
    • (uncredited)
    Rachel Ames
    Rachel Ames
    • Dr. Parkington's Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Edith Atwater
    Edith Atwater
    • Hospital Desk Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Al Checco
    Al Checco
    • Hotel Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    John Dennis
    John Dennis
    • Mechanic
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Faulkner
    Edward Faulkner
    • Cop at Dixon's Party
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Hobbs
    Peter Hobbs
    • Cathy's Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Holcombe
    Harry Holcombe
    • Inspector Dixon
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Larry Cohen
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
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    7brefane

    That darn cat!

    Worthwhile B movie that fails to make the most of a good idea. And both Play Misty for Me(71) and Fatal Attraction(87) reworked its premise and plot. Mark Robson's direction is economical to a fault, and the film needs more detail and development;it feels perfunctory and thin like a made-for-TV film. And the supporting characters are cardboard.

    The film has some effective scenes, generates interest and suspense, though the build-up is ultimately better than the payoff. Scott Hylands is very good and convincing but, Carol White is perhaps too stoic,and she doesn't garner much sympathy for her character. The rest of the cast goes through their paces without making an impression, except for an annoying housekeeper, and "Prissy",the cat. Ultimately, the subject matter and Scott Hylands' performance are what make it worthwhile. Hard to find film deserves a DVD release, hopefully with the trailer.
    scottydog2

    Good premise

    It would've been better if the character,'catherine' had been more sympathetic.

    I apologize,but I was rooting for 'ken' to get away with it all. The story is different,though.A boyfriend terrorizing his ex-girlfriend because she aborted his child...it really could've been done better.
    7Hey_Sweden

    An overlooked suspense flick.

    Brit beauty Carol White ("Some Call It Loving") stars as Cathy Palmer, a newcomer to San Francisco. Almost immediately, a stranger named Kenneth Daly (Canadian actor Scott Hylands ("Death Hunt"), receiving an "introducing" credit) contrives a way to meet her. Initially, he seems quite charming, and they enter into a relationship for a while, until he starts revealing himself as a major league turd. She breaks it off with him, even aborting the baby that he had fathered. She moves on, and finds a new guy (Paul Burke ("Valley of the Dolls")), a rising politician, and gets pregnant by the new guy. Trouble is, Kenneth is not going to let her go unpunished. He begins to terrorize her, demanding that she kill her baby in order to atone for the death of his child.

    This is a pretty decent movie, albeit with some flaws. It's kind of a mixed bag, with a lead character who's not terribly sympathetic, a script credited to Larry Cohen ("The Stuff") and Lorenzo Semple, Jr. ("Flash Gordon") that has lines both bad and good, a lack of complete credibility, and performances that are uneven. It does get better and better as it plays out, leading to a seven minute finale high above the city streets that will actually have people catching their breath. Director Mark Robson, who'd started out crafting some fine psychological black & white horror for producer Val Lewton, and graduated to bigger things like "Valley of the Dolls" and "Von Ryan's Express", handles things with a certain degree of style. The filmmakers don't seem too concerned with making viewers choose a side in the still-contentious "pro life" vs. "pro choice" debate, and mainly focus on making an entertaining, slick, tried-and-true revenge thriller.

    Ms. White is lovely to look at, but doesn't make her character all that interesting. Hylands is fine, having a little more to work with; Kenneth supposedly was prepared to become a better man upon learning of impending fatherhood, so he takes the abortion thing VERY hard. Burke has little to do in the grand scheme of things. The very fine supporting cast includes such familiar faces as James Sikking ('Hill Street Blues') and Barry Cahill ("Coffy") as FBI agents, Mala Powers ("Cyrano de Bergerac") as Cathy's friend Meg, Walter Brooke ("The Graduate") as Jerry Wolfe, Mathilda Calnan ("Silver Streak") as Ilsa the maid, and Dennis Patrick ('Dark Shadows') as the abortion doctor.

    Excellent location shooting and an effective pace help to make this reasonably engrossing, and worthy of another look from genre devotees.

    Seven out of 10.
    5nickrogers1969

    Chills and thrills

    This film is like a fun bad TV movie. It has a thrilling story but the film is marred by the stale performances by the lead actors. If you've never heard of Carol White it's no wonder. She is sweet but gives her part no energy. Her line readings are flat and don't add any life at all to this thriller.

    She looks like a bargain basement copy of Julie Christie but with out the charm. This seemed to be her big break in Hollywood after having had some success in England. Here she displays why there was no reason she would ever become a star. Why was she cast in this? There must have been countless other actresses who could have brought some fury to character. This part required a bit of madness and Carol was just too ordinary to deliver. But I suppose a film featuring abortion was a sensitive subject then and perhaps bigger stars did not dare take the part.

    The early scenes of the film seem contrived and trite when the characters meet. The changes that show time progressing are quite corny and dated but the late sixties fashions are cool. Carol White, though, looks short with that heavy hair-do which gives the impression that she has no neck.

    The film picks up after the dreary first half. There are some neat twists and turns that keep this film from being totally forgotten. The ending is exciting even though the lead actors don't show any tension in their performances. You can't tell if Carol White is terrified or ready to do anything to help her baby. Her character goes to great lengths plot wise but you could never tell by looking at her face.

    So, over all it's fun and chilling thriller thanks to the plot but not the actors.
    Sugarbehr1967

    A gem of a thriller..if you overlook the main character

    The premise of the movie is simple enough..Cathy, a young, beautiful girl arrives in America to find work, meets Kenneth, a handsome young photographer, they fall in love, but it turns out the young man isn't all he seems to be, and when she learns she's pregnant, she decides she doesn't want him-or the baby and has an abortion, and he decides to seek revenge.

    The setting is San Francisco, and the visuals are well played out in the city, along with a taut, tense script by Lorenzo Semple and Larry Cohen, with sure footed direction by Mark Robson, fresh off of his smash hit 'Valley of the Dolls' two years earlier. The cast includes Mala Powers as a sympathetic coworker of Cathy's who talks her into the abortion, Paul Burke (fresh off of his work as Lyon Burke in 'Valley') as Cathy's new husband, a senator wanna be, and of course, Scott Hylands, who as Kenneth, brings a creepiness to his role, but at the same time, you do feel for him as the spurned lover who wants revenge for the abortion that Cathy decides to get.

    The only weak link in this movie is Carol White as Cathy. Beautiful as the young Brit who arrives to seek work and becomes involved in a nightmare, is harsh, childish, and for most of the movie, a total bitch. You never feel how Paul Burke's character fell for her, suddenly they are wedded, and there is very little passion between them in their scenes. She comes across shrill, completely obnoxious, and downright hateful. You wonder if she really wanted to have a baby in the first place with the way she acts. For the most part, this movie is a fine addition to the 'damsel in distress' genre, but having a heroine that is more sympathetic might have worked much better.

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Scott Hylands.
    • Goofs
      When Cathy Palmer is on a train going home the train is being pulled by a single diesel engine, but when the train arrives at the station in San Carlos it is being pulled by two diesel engines.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
      Lyrics by Dory Previn

      Music by John Williams

      Sung by Lyn Roman

      [Movie theme song played over the opening title and credits]

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1969 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
    • Filming locations
      • Mark Hopkins Hotel - 999 California Street, San Francisco, California, USA(including Top of the Mark restaurant and lounge on the top floor of the hotel)
    • Production company
      • Red Lion
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      1 hour 48 minutes
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      • 2.35 : 1

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